Recursive Desires

 

देहार्बुदानि भगवन् युगपत् प्रयच्छ​

वक्त्रार्बुदानि च पुनः प्रतिदेहमेव ।​

जिह्वार्बुदानि कृपया प्रतिवक्त्रमेव​

नृत्यन्तु तेषु तव नाथ! गुणार्बुदानि ॥ [वसन्ततिलकम्]​

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[Meter: vasanta-tilakam (Sing like brahma-saṁhitā)]:​

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dehārbudāni bhagavan yugapat prayaccha​

vaktrārbudāni ca punaḥ pratideham eva​

jihvārbudāni kṛpayā prativaktram eva​

nṛtyantu teṣu tava nātha! guṇārbudāni​

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Translation:​

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Give me ten million bodies, Lord!​

At once, give them to me.​

In each of them, do please award​

ten million mouths with glee.​

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Ten million tongues per mouth, I need.​

O Lord! Give me my chance.​

On every tongue, ten million deeds​

of yours, may always dance.​

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— Anurāga-vallī of Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura, Verse 1. Poetic translation by Hari Pārṣada Dāsa. 03-April-2022.